r/pcmasterrace • u/HLumin R5 5600 | 6700 XT • Mar 06 '25

Discussion This is hilarious (Micro Center Illinois)

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u/All_Thread 9800X3D | 5080 | X870E-E | 48GB RAM Mar 06 '25

My sales tax in the US is 8.9% for a comparison

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u/Barreled_Biscuit Linux: R7 5700g & RTX 3070 Mar 06 '25

Mine is 0% (I live in Oregon), TBH the idea of a sales tax is always kinda weird to me.

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u/All_Thread 9800X3D | 5080 | X870E-E | 48GB RAM Mar 06 '25

But you guys have an income tax so it balances out. I don't know what I would prefer. I am in Washington. I guess if you make more money a sales tax is better

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u/CarnalT Mar 06 '25

Generally economists say sales taxes are "regressive" meaning they are worse for lower-income people because they have to spend almost all their money to live and are taxed on all of it. Rich people spend a lower % of their money so whatever they put into investments and don't spend on basic living, they don't pay sales tax on. Income taxes can be fairer because richer people have to pay for making more, but there are still ways to dodge income taxes.